Medal - Passage of the Douro

€236,730.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight39.80 g
Diameter40.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeObverse: Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
Reverse: Joseph Eugène Dubois
Reference(s) BHM#671, Eimer#997, Br#843, Slg. Julius#2074
Obverse descriptionBust facing right.
Obverse letteringARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON MUDIE D.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRiver god facing left, preventing passage of English ships.
Reverse letteringPASSAGE OF THE DURO 1809 DUBOIS. F. / MUDIE. D.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
MintageND (1820)  - Dated 1809 but minted in the set of british victories by mudie in 1820 -
Catalog ID5639304790
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